自然英语

the orangutan is an interesting animal that lives high in therainforests, but it’s much more advanced that you would think. 

orangutans can be found in indonesia, borneo, sumatra, andmalaysia. they live in rainforests by themselves but sometimes travel aroundwith others. Orangutans live in the emergent layer of the rainforest. They findtheir food on ground and in the trees, by either walking on all fours orswinging and climbing around in the trees. 

Orangutans eat fruit, insects, bark, flowers, honey, and othervegetation. Orangutans can get up to 5 feet  and weigh up to 220 pounds. they live from around 35-45 years andare able to start mating at 12-15 years of age. 

something special about orangutans is that their mates staytogether for life or at least until the offspring is old enough to take care ofthemself. they are also special because they are semi terrestrial. this meansthey spend time on both the ground and trees which is different compared to theother kinds of apes. 

what do you think of the mysterious animal? 

for wild suzhou i’m  palm tree and thank you for listening

Today, we will talk about the Elephant Beetle, a genus of beetlesfrom the rhinoceros beetle subfamily.

Elephant beetles are generally large beetles Their scientificname, megasoma, even means “large body” in Greek. As a genus, the elephantbeetles contain some of the largest known beetle species. Even so, there aresome small species. They are usually dark in color, however, most of them havemicroscopic hairs covering nearly their entire body. Because of these hairs,they appear to be pale orange or yellow. The males have large horns, while thefemales do not. The purpose of these horns is to wrestle with other males forfood and for a mate.

Elephant beetles are found in most of South America, and thesouthern parts of North America. They primarily live in rainforests.

Elephant beetles are herbivores, meaning they have plant baseddiets. The larvae, or the young, feed on tree and shrub roots. The adultsusually drink tree sap and suck juice from fruit. One species was recorded tohave eaten exotic fruits like pineapples, longan, lychee, and bark from certaintrees.

For wild suzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you nexttime

Jerboas are peculiar creatures that don’t quite even look like ananimal, but they are. 

Jerboas can be found in Northern Africa, Asia, and the MiddleEast. They live in deserts that can get very hot during the day. Due to itsclimate jerboas are nocturnal and live in burrows underground. These animalssometimes even estivate, which is basically the opposite of hibernation, sothey are dormant during the hottest parts of the year. 

The habitat that they live in is very harsh  so they feed mostly on desert plants and when it is dry they eatthe roots of plants that store water. Some species eat small insects. Thejerboas main predators are foxes, cats, snakes, and owls. 

The thing that sets jerboas apart from other rodents is theirlegs. When you look at a picture of a jerboas you would think it werephotoshopped. Jerboas have the torso of a mouse, but minuscule arms, andextremely long legs and tail. 

Adult jerboas can range from 1 and a half inches to 4inches.  They can jump 3 feet high and can run 15 mph. They weigh almostnothing and live for 2-3 years.

For wild Suzhou I’m palm tree and thank you for listening.

Today, we will be talking about the orchid mantis, a species ofinsect that can be found in the rainforests of some South Asian countries. 

First, let’s talk about the Orchid Mantis’ coloration. It is verygood at camouflage, and closely resembles an orchid. The four walking legs ofthe Orchid Mantis are flattened, and are slightly pearly, or shiny, making themresemble the petals of an orchid. The front legs are used to grab onto prey.The colors are mainly pink and white, though some variation can occur. 

Second, the Orchid Mantis is a very skilled hunter. Using theircamouflage, they will hunt prey with an interesting method. They will pretendto be flowers and attract prey, which they will grab with their front legs. Oneaccount says that Orchid Mantises will mimic tropical flowers, which willattract pollinators. They will then catch those pollinators. 

Orchid Mantises are carnivorous, and have a very broad diet. Theyusually eat other insects, like crickets, flies, beetles, and bees, though theyprefer to eat butterflies and moths. However, they can and will eat othermantises, and even lizards, frogs, birds, turtles, and mice. 

For wild suzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you nexttime.

Thoughit has many relatives the leather back turtle is unlike any other year it’skind 

Leatherbacks live in water is around the United States, Puerto Rico, virgin islands,and in Hawaii. The habitat they spend their time in is coastal waters of thesea. 

Their diet includes jellyfish, squid, and sea urchins. They findfood by swimming around, they are omnivores. The main predator when they’readults is killer whales but there are much more threats when they are still inthe eggs. Dogs, sea birds, raccoons, crabs and other small mammals that likeeggs all prey on them. 

The leatherback sea turtle is special because it is the largestspecies of turtle. They can be 6 to 7.2 feet when they are adults, they weigh550 pounds to 1500 pounds they are called leatherback sea turtles for the shellwhich is leather like rather than hard they are purple and are again very big 

Like a lot of other unique animals they are endangered due tohuman activity  but are still doing well. 

For wild Suzhou I’m palm tree and thank you for listening.

Today, we’llbe talking about the Peregrine Falcon, a rather common species of falcon thatis best known for its diving speed during flight, which can reach over 300kilometers an hour. This makes it both the world’s fastest bird and animal. 

First, theperegrine falcon has a bluish grey back, and also bluish grey wings. There aredark bars on the feathers, and the tail has a black tip with a white band onthe very end. The underparts are white and have clean black bands on them. Thetop of the head is bluish grey, and the mustache along the cheeks is black.They area around the eyes and the feet are yellow, and the beak and claws areblack. 

The PeregrineFalcon is the most widely distributed bird of prey. It lives on every continentexcept Antarctica and many oceanic islands. It likes to live in rocky openareas near water, and will build nests kn cliffs, and even city skyscrapers. 

The PeregrineFalcon hunts by flying high, and then diving at prey. It strikes the animalwith clenched talons, and the force will kill the animal. The Peregrine Falconmainly eats birds, such as ducks, songbirds, and shorebirds, but it will alsoeat small mammals and reptiles, and even insects. 

For wildsuzhou, I’m Ciana, thanks for listening and see you next time.

Hello welcome to wild Suzhou today we will be talking about thesaola. 

The saola is a rare animal that lives in the dense forests ofVietnam and Laos. This place is perfect for the saola considering it’s aherbivore meaning it’s diet consists of only plants. They eat stuff such as figleaves, fruits, and berries. 

They spend their time by the riverbank looking for food. Theirhabitat also has long rainy seasons and are usually found in elevationsfrom 400-750 which is relatively high. 

Saola look like deer, except they have long horns, which has giventhem the nickname “Asian unicorn”, unlike sole other animals with horns though,both males and females have horns. Saola should use horns to defend themselves. 

They are about 150 cm long and 80 cm to their shoulders. Theyweigh about 80-100 kgs when fully grown, they are mostly brown but have whitesplotches along their face, neck, and hooves. 

The animal was only discovered 30 years ago but already has adeclining population. They are listed as critically endangered and conservationprograms are trying to increase their population. Like most other animals witha decreasing population, the reason for this decline is because of hunting andloss of habitat. 

 Saola also don’t do well in captivity so making scientificobservations of them is hard. Their lifespan is expected to be around 11 butwhen in captivity is much shorter. 

What do you think could help gather more info about this animal?For wild Suzhou I’m palmtree and thank you for listening.

Today,we’ll be talking about the skunk, a mammal that is mostly found in the WesternHemisphere. 

First,skunks are mainly black and white creatures, and are usually the size of ahouse cat, though some can be smaller. The patterns on their coats vary amongspecies. For example, the common striped skunk is black with a white v shaperunning down its back. The spotted skunk, however, is black with a white spotbetween its eyes, and small stripes running down its back and sides. 

Skunksare known for the strong smell they let out when they feel threatened. Theyhave this ability because of scent glands located at the base of their tail,like all carnivores do. However, these glands are extremely developed inskunks. The strong smell can be emitted as a cloud, or can be a stream directedat an object. The stream that a skunk will direct at something can besurprisingly accurate. 

Skunkshave a diverse diet that also changes among species. Spotted skunks are themost carnivorous of skunk species, meaning they eat a lot of meat. Hog-nosedskunks eat grubs and other insects they find in the soil. Striped skunks areomnivorous, and can eat insects, small vertebrates, eggs, and plants.

At first glance it may seem like a normal dolphin, but it isactually very special 

It can only be found in one place, which is the shores near NewZealand’s north island.  Itneeds to be in a shallow coast because that is the area where they can find thekind of food they need. Hectors dolphins feed on flounder, cod, mackerel, andwill also sometimes eat squid and crabs. 

This is one of the smallest dolphins in the world, it is 4 feetlong and only weighs up to 110 pounds. The adult female is larger than the maledolphin when an adult. They are black and white and have black find and upperbody, while the rest is grey and white. They have rounded Finns and the detailschange from when calf to adult. The hectors dolphin also has conical teeth. 

Sadly this rare species is going extinct. Their population isdeclining due to Jets, tourism, and disease. Fishers catching fish may havealso lead to the decline. The average lifespan for this species is 22 years. 

This is a very unique animal and it would be very unfortunate tolose.

Today,we will be talking about the European Mink, a fast and agile species of mammalthat looks similar to a ferret or weasel. 

First,the European Mink has a rather elongated body, with short limbs. The feet aresomewhat webbed to help swim. The mink has a large broad head with short earsand the tail is short. The european mink’s winter fur is very thick and dense,but not very long, and loosely fits the mink’s body. The color can be darkbrown or black brown, or a reddish brown color. The fur coloration isrelatively even throughout the mink’s coat. 

Europeanminks have a diverse diet consisting of animals. They like to eat voles, whichare a type or rodent, crustaceans like crayfish, frogs, water insects, andfish. 

Europeanminks are mostly restricted to Europe, but their population has declined,making them less and less common. Some reasons for this are habitat loss,overhunting, less food for them to eat, competition with other animals,disease, and predators.